GUWAHATI, Dec 11 � Noted actress Abha Hazarika passed away at a private hospital here at around 6-10 this morning. She was admitted to the hospital on December 1.
She was 66.
Hazarika was the first Assamese woman film director. She was also the first woman from the North-east to have a diploma from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, in 1970.
Born in 1944 at Bilasipara in Dhubri district, Hazarika exhibited her histrionic talent early and went on to act in a number of films besides acting in plays. Some of her memorable films include Manab aru Danab, Agnisnan, Baibhav, etc. A faculty member of Jyoti Chitraban Film Institute, she was also a member of the regional office of the Censor Board.
GUWAHATI, Dec 11 � Noted actress Abha Hazarika passed away at a private hospital here at around 6-10 this morning. She was admitted to the hospital on December 1.
She was 66.
Hazarika was the first Assamese woman film director. She was also the first woman from the North-east to have a diploma from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, in 1970.
Born in 1944 at Bilasipara in Dhubri district, Hazarika exhibited her histrionic talent early and went on to act in a number of films besides acting in plays. Some of her memorable films include Manab aru Danab, Agnisnan, Baibhav, etc. A faculty member of Jyoti Chitraban Film Institute, she was also a member of the regional office of the Censor Board.
